Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Gosford, Sydney. The club was formed in 2005 and is one of the founding members of the A-League. The club has participated in every A-League season from its inception. Central Coast Mariners have won four top-flight titles. The club's record appearance maker is John Hutchinson, who made John Hutchinson who made 271 appearances between 2005 and 2015. Matt Simon is Central Coast Mariners' record goalscorer, scoring 66 goals in total.